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Tips
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The shoulder belt part shou ld route approximate ly over the
middle of your shoulder
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under no circumstances shou ld it route over
you
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neck a nd throat area~
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in "Safety belt position" on
page 140
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With the front seats, the height adjustment of the seat can also
be used to adjust the position of the safety belts.
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Improperly
worn
safety
belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause severe inju-
nes.
Wear ing safety belts improperly can cause serious injury or
death
.
Safety belts can only work when
t
hey are correctly
positioned on the
body.
Improper seating positions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts and will even increase the
risk
of injury and death by moving the safety belt to critical
areas of the
body.
Improper seating positions also increase
the risk of serious injury and death when an airbag deploys
and str ikes an occupant who is not in the correct seating posi-
tion. A driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle occu-
pants and especially for children. Therefore:
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Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect sitting posi-
tion in the vehicle while traveling
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The fo llowing lists on ly some examples of imprope rly worn safety
belts th
at
will increase the risk of ser ious injury and death
.
Our
hope
is that these examples will make you more aware of seat ing pos itions
t hat
a re dangero us.
Therefore,
whenever
the
v
ehicle
is moving
:
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never wear
t
he sho ulder belt unde
r your
arm
•
neve
r
let the shoulder be lt pass ove
r
you
r
neck
•
neve
r
wear the safety belt loosely
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
•
never place the lap belt portion of the safety belt across your
abdomen
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WARNING
Improperly worn safety belt
s
increase th
e
risk of
serious
persona
l
injur
y
and death whene ver a vehicle is being used.
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Alway
s
make
sure
that all vehicle occupants are correctly
rest rained
and stay
in
a
correct seating position
w henever
the
vehi cle
is being
used
.
•
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important
informat ion
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page
13
8.
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Safety
belt
pretensioners
How
safety
belt
pretensioners
work
In front, side and rear end collisions above a particular
severity, safety belts are tensioned automatically
.
The safety belts are eq uipped with safety belt pretensioners. The
system is activated by sensors in fron
t
, side and rear-end collisions of
great sever ity. This tightens t he be lt and takes up belt slack
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in
"Service and disposal of sa fety belt p retens ioner". Taking up the slack
helps to reduce forward occupan
t
movement during a collis ion
.
0
Note
Never
let
the bel
t
remain over a rear seatback that has been folded
forward.
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Tips
The safety belt pretensioners can only be act ivated once
.
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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